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mullet:
  David ,like Steve said, porcelan is good to learn on. And the plus side of geting cut with glass and Obsidean is it is easy to fix with super glue and leaves only a cute scar. ;)

david w.:
O MY GOSH
MY DAD HAS FLINTKNAPPED.  HE TOLD ME WHEN WE WERE MAKING THE COPPER BOPPER. THIS HAS MADE MY DAY> HE SAID HE STOPPED BECAUSE OF OTHERS THINGS LIKE GUN BUILDING AND WOODCARVING.  HE SAID HE WASNT ANY GOOD BUT I AM EXCITED. 


i got started on a bifacial serpentine edge. i only have 2 flakes off but it looks good! i am excited!!!! ;D

Otoe Bow:
Old toilet....cool.  Who knew? :o

That just opened up a whole new world.   ;D 

Otoe

Hillbilly:
Good looking points, Twistedlimbs. Nothing at all wrong with antler pressure flakers, just harder to come by for some people than a piece of copper wire. I do all my percussion with stone, antler, or wood. I often use antler tines for pressure flaking, too-but also frequently use copper pressure flakers just because I'm lazy and the copper doesn't need sharpening as often. Here's some johnstone (toilet tank) points- toiletite isn't primo material, but it knaps pretty good:  ;D

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david w.:
nice points Hillbilly

i started on johnstone but glass seemed to knapp easier. I started on glass and i was doing great i had a nive shaped point but there was a ton of glass around it so i tried to reduce it with a rock. But i broke it so i just kept going and now it looks better than it did.  It is done for all pratical purposes i just want to take more flakes across for it to look better.

I am soo so proud of this. it turned out way past my expectations. i love it. i think i found a talent ;D

i also pricked myself froma shard but it was tiny barely any blood but no pain no gain ;) 

pictures will be up tomorrow

this was with clear glass but i think  amber glass looks better so i will use that next time :)

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